"critical path" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "The sequence of dependent steps that determine the minimum time needed to carry out an operation."
      ],
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          "sequence",
          "sequence"
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        [
          "dependent",
          "dependent"
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          "step",
          "step"
        ],
        [
          "minimum",
          "minimum"
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          "operation",
          "operation"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(operations) The sequence of dependent steps that determine the minimum time needed to carry out an operation."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "lead time"
        },
        {
          "word": "program evaluation and review technique"
        },
        {
          "word": "project management"
        },
        {
          "word": "slack"
        },
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          "word": "WBS"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "sequence of steps",
          "word": "krita vojo"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "sequence of steps",
          "word": "kriittinen polku"
        }
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    }
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  "word": "critical path"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "slack"
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        "The sequence of dependent steps that determine the minimum time needed to carry out an operation."
      ],
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          "dependent",
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          "minimum",
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        "(operations) The sequence of dependent steps that determine the minimum time needed to carry out an operation."
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sequence of steps",
      "word": "krita vojo"
    },
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      "sense": "sequence of steps",
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